Lady Gaga's recent 24-carat gold wheelchair didn't have too many takers in India, probably because as a nation, we have been there, and done that many times over. From the occasionally beautiful to the mostly bizarre, we have pushed gold to its thin limits. ET brings a pick:

Gold on wheels

Gold Leafing Bike (right) created by designer Adil D Dumasia. Jaipur-based Rajputana Custom that has customised bikes for actor John Abraham and many others uses gold and silver in its designs. "We use fi ne gold and silver Koftgari work (left) in some designs," says Vijay Singh, owner of Rajputana Custom.

Nano bling

A Golden Nano was rolled out in 2011 to commemorate 5,000 years of jewellery design in India.

Old is gold

Delhi-based lawyer Diljeet Titus, known for his passion for vintage cars and antiques, has invested lakhs in acquiring 40 pieces of gilded furniture. "The furniture has very rich provenance as it belonged to a royal family in Indore. One big piece cost about Rs 2.5 lakh," he says.

EL Dorado

A party in progress in Mukesh Ambani's storied residence, Antilia. Note the staircase railing...

Gold-plated iPhones being sold in India for about £1,200 by a UK-based company.

Golden bowl

Interior designer Twinkle Khanna, wife of Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, has commissioned a Mumbai-based company to make a gold toilet seat for one of her clients. It was not the first such assignment of The Gold Leafi ng Studio (TGLS), which specialises in gold leafi ng — or hammering gold into very thin sheets used for gilding. A square feet of gold leafi ng costs Rs 5,000, or more.